Just like it seems that everyone believes they’re an above average driver, most people seem to think they’re good at spotting liars—when they may not be. A 2006 study in the Forensic Examiner journal found, in fact, that people were generally quite bad at detecting liars, and it didn’t matter their age, their education levels, gender or confidence in being able to sniff out deceit.

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